“The Complete Science of Bhakti-Yoga #14”

The Nectar of Devotion — Vrndavana, November 13, 1972

2555) Whether I know my first duty is to become liberated! Taught by Srila Prabhupada!
———– As I explained yesterday, the potency is there in the seed. As Krsna says, bijo ‘ham sarva-bhutanam [Bg 7.10].A big banyan tree is concentrated within a small seed, smaller than the mustard seed. There is the potency of a very big tree.
There is a story, it is very instructive story, that Narada Muni was passing to go to Vaikuntha, and on the way one very learned scholar, brahmana, met him, and he inquired from Narada Muni where he was going. Narada Muni said that “I am going to see Narayana, my Lord.” So the brahmana asked him, “Oh, you are going to meet Narayana. Will you kindly inquire for me when my…, when I shall be liberated.” ——–—————